Hypocrite vs. Liar — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hypocrite and Liar
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Hypocrite
Example: Raymond Farina
Liar
One that tells lies.
Hypocrite
A person given to hypocrisy.
Liar
One who frequently tells lies.
Hypocrite
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
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Liar
A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Hypocrite
One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or piety.
The hypocrite's hope shall perish.
I dare swear he is no hypocrite, but prays from his heart.
Liar
A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
Hypocrite
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
Liar
A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
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